ericg Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Shows how much I know about Vietnam, I didn't expect to see a Canberra in that film Richard I believe that the call sign ‘Magpie' in the comments section of the log book entries refers to Canberras Richard. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Might have to consider a Bronco too mate. Yes, on the to do list. I have a subject pilot in mind for one that has an interesting story behind a particular flight in an OV-10. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I believe that the call sign ‘Magpie' in the comments section of the log book entries refers to Canberras Richard. Eric It would be a poor day in which I didn't learn something, clearly today is a very good day indeed Thanks Eric Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davral64 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Shows how much I know about Vietnam, I didn't expect to see a Canberra in that film Richard It was a USAF B-57. It was one of the very few acft we had purchased from non-US manufacturers. Great loiter, good load and good accuracy. Yeager commanded a wing out of Clark. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davral64 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Oh the Oscar deuce. In combat, flying it must have been like driving around the battle of Kursk in a Miata!!! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) If it had a Magpie callsign then it would have been a 2 SQN RAAF Canberra. They lost 2 Canberras in Vietnam. One crew was killed and the other crew ejected and were picked up by friendliess shortly afterwards. Plus the RAAF FAC pilots, flying in USAF units, did a lot of work with the RAAF Canberras. As the video is associated with RAAF pilots then it also makes sense that it included a RAAF Canberra. Edited January 20, 2018 by Whitey KiwiZac and RLWP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr b Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Lovely history and the RAAF does have a long and interesting heritage and history, forward to your build. I am taking notes.... Rgds Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) Amazing how good British aviation design was after the war and how badly it shriveled away at the end of last century. The Americans and the soviets learnt a lot from pulling apart nenes and tays and rebranding them. The Avon was really the engine that all turbojets aspired to be in the 50s and 60s. The Brits had hawkers, de Havilland, English Electric, Blackburn, Vickers, Avro etc all making top notch stuff and all the Cambridge boys giving away microfilms of it all to Moscow...and now there's ....Airbus Edited January 20, 2018 by hamfists nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 It was a USAF B-57. It was one of the very few acft we had purchased from non-US manufacturers. Great loiter, good load and good accuracy. Yeager commanded a wing out of Clark. Are you sure, The RAAF flew Canberra's in Vietnam too. Magpie was their call sign. KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I can think of a few other frames the Americans have ‘adopted' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davral64 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I can think of a few other frames the Americans have ‘adopted'You got me there! We flew the Cariboo and a few others too. I knew the Aussies had hueys in Vietnam but I did not know about b-57s! Did the Kiwis participate the the SEA wargames too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 We had a full artillery unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not to mention most of our armored vehicles are from other coutnry's designs. The RG-31, the Maxxpro, the Cougar, and a few others come from different militaries Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davral64 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 We had a full artillery unit Geez, I'm sorry we dragged you guys into it too! Hey, when's N Zed gonna get sick of all of he Aussie's Kiwi joke and invade? KiwiZac and Whitey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Great review, thanks, and it's always useful to have the added interest of the subject. Talking of which, and hopefully not too far o/t: looking at the range of RAF types he flew, was he at Empire Test Pilots' School? Edited January 21, 2018 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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